The Department of Medicine provides an unparalleled opportunity for medical graduates to excel in their careers. Known for its comprehensive training and career development programs, the Department of Medicine offers a robust and supportive residency experience backed by a distinguished faculty across all major subspecialties. Graduates benefit from a clear career progression pathway, from residency to advanced subspecialties, ensuring they receive thorough education and practical experience. The department's diverse exposure to the full range of subspecialties equips residents with the skills to handle complex medical conditions. The Department of Medicine’s commitment to clinical excellence is evident in its state-of-the-art facilities and rigorous standards. Moreover, the department’s strong emphasis on research offers residents numerous opportunities to engage in pioneering projects, enhancing both their clinical and academic skills. Overall, the Department of Medicine provides a dynamic and nurturing environment that is ideal for medical graduates aiming to achieve professional excellence.
The Department of Medicine has a long history of excellence in patient care, education, and research. Our NUHS Internal Medicine Residency Programme reflects these strengths. Our programmes are designed to ensure that training takes place in settings that are respectful of residents’ needs and capable of delivering patient care efficiently, effectively, and safely.
We have configured a host of programmes that integrate training in clinical competence, academic scholarship, critical thinking, and personal development. Our programmes will help you achieve mastery of clinical medicine and prepare you for the contemporary practice of medicine. We emphasise protected teaching and the principle of graded responsibility for patient care to enable our residents to become independent physicians
Our programmes offer broad-based training in General Medicine, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Nephrology, Dermatology, Intensive Care, Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology, Haematology, Hepatology, Oncology, Geriatric Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Palliative Medicine. Training is conducted at the major hospitals within the NUHS Cluster under the watchful eyes of our dedicated faculty members. Residents will spend time at National University Hospital (NUH), Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) as well as Alexandra Hospital (AH).
Our goal is to create an optimal educational and clinical environment in Internal Medicine that help our residents achieve excellence in clinical performance, competence, and personal development.
We offer a balanced training experience with a full complement of sub-specialties across all training sites. This exposes residents to a wide variety of specialties within a broad-based training curriculum. This is coupled with support and supervision by our outstanding cadre of faculty who are recognised leaders in general medicine and sub-specialties. Our dedicated faculty ensures that the residents' development in academic scholarship and critical thinking are integrated with personal development and emotional maturity.
Strong emphasis is placed on the education of our residents. Apart from routine teachings that are delivered during daily ward rounds, regular clinical tutorials and mock-exam courses are conducted to coach our residents in their rigorous preparation for the MRCP PACES examination. We adopt novel methods to further augment our education methods; online OSCES assessments and emergency scenario training within simulation labs are such some examples of how we innovate to enhance education delivery.
Our residents have plenty of opportunities for research and scholarly activities through their regular interaction with faculty members and mentors at all training sites. Scholarship is a critical element of NUHS's identity, and our residents are encouraged and provided with resources to pursue research opportunities during residency.
We also allow our residents to maintain a balance in clinical training and rest by prioritising their time for recuperation. We are the first institution in Singapore that has successfully implemented the night-float on-call system which is currently hybridised with overnight 24 hour full call shifts. This ensures adequate rest for residents and prevents fatigue from long continuous working hours.
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